diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 512312626df369f0ef7d2b419bf34bc4a5d60144..086996d5b642f686192506612b434996e1e7348d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ Reveal.initialize({
 
 	// Don't forget to add the dependencies
 	dependencies: [
-		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.10/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
+		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.16/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
 		{ src: 'plugin/multiplex/master.js', async: true },
 
 		// and if you want speaker notes
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ Reveal.initialize({
 
 	// Don't forget to add the dependencies
 	dependencies: [
-		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.10/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
+		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.16/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
 		{ src: 'plugin/multiplex/client.js', async: true }
 
 		// other dependencies...
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ Reveal.initialize({
 
 	// Don't forget to add the dependencies
 	dependencies: [
-		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.10/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
+		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.16/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
 		{ src: 'plugin/multiplex/client.js', async: true }
 
 		// other dependencies...
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ Reveal.initialize({
 
 	// Don't forget to add the dependencies
 	dependencies: [
-		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.10/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
+		{ src: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/0.9.16/socket.io.min.js', async: true },
 		{ src: 'plugin/multiplex/master.js', async: true },
 		{ src: 'plugin/multiplex/client.js', async: true }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 088716838e3a41c94a495a60bfab6fdbb2e5e2ee..7de66f0c8929f3c4a36c661427faa8c6fc963f8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "underscore": "~1.5.1",
     "express": "~2.5.9",
     "mustache": "~0.7.2",
-    "socket.io": "~0.9.13"
+    "socket.io": "~0.9.16"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt-contrib-qunit": "~0.2.2",